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COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE <br />Northwest Regional Service Center <br />711 Independent Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81505 <br />Phone (970)255 -6100 • FAX (970)255 -6111 <br />wildlife.state.co.us • parks.state.co.us <br />February 10, 2012 REE1E <br />Michael Boulay FEB 14 2012 <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />101 South 3` Suite 301 GRAND JUNCTION <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 IIAMATION MMINO 8 SAFETY <br />RE: Fruita Loadout Permit C- 2010 -088 Proposed Decision <br />Dear Mr. Boulay, <br />Colorado Parks and Wildlife has reviewed the Fruita Loadout Proposed Decision (Jan 23, 2012) and <br />the revised Biological Assessment (BA) of the McClane Canyon Mine and Fruita Loadout Facility <br />(Sep 2011). We were extremely pleased to see that the Proposed Fruita Loadout Decision and <br />associated BA addressed CPW's major concerns for the Fruita Loadout project, and recognize that <br />our concerns with the McClane Canyon Mine will be handled separately. <br />Lining the three sediment ponds, moving the placement of railroad bridge pilings away from Reed <br />Walsh, and installing sediment barriers are critical mitigation efforts that will greatly reduce <br />potential impact to endangered aquatic life in Reed Walsh and the Colorado River. <br />We greatly appreciate you arranging a site visit Thursday, 9 February, for Paul Creeden, Lori <br />Martin, and Bill Buchholz, so they could walk the site with you and Tamme Bishop (Project <br />Engineer from J.E. Stover & Associates). This visit allowed our CPW staff to get a better <br />understanding of the final layout, and the extent of your environmental and wildlife mitigation <br />measures. <br />The CPW and I look forward to a continued strong working relationship and dialogue on this <br />important project. If you have any further questions, please contact myself at 970 - 250 -4507, or <br />District Wildlife Manager Paul Creeden at 970 - 250 -4501. <br />Sincerely, <br />JT Romatzke, Area Wildlife Manager <br />Cc. Ron Velarde, NW Regional Manager <br />Paul Creeden, District Wildlife Manager <br />Bill Buchholz, Land Use Specialist <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor • Mike King, Executive Director, Department of Natural Resources <br />Rick D. Cables, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife <br />Parks and Wildlife Commission: David R. Brougham • Gary Butterworth, Vice -Chair • Chris Castilian <br />Dorothea Farris • Tim Glenn, Chair • Allan Jones • Bill Kane • Gaspar Perricone • Jim Pribyl • John Singletary <br />Mark Smith, Secretary • Robert Streeter • Lenna Watson • Dean Wingfield <br />Ex Officio Members: Mike King and John Salazar <br />